Reels Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Reels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5991:605,10749,190
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Reels (11) may also be a first name.

Reels Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Reels Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Reels has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reels? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 534,813th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Reels reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Reels is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 605,107. In The United States Reels is most common in: North Carolina, where 19 percent reside, Tennessee, where 13 percent reside and Rhode Island, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 0 percent reside.

Reels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Reels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reels last name rose 881 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Reels Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Reels are 7.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

Reels earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.32% less than the national average, earning $35,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reyels9166/
Reuels9154/
Reiels9133/
Rehels911/
Reeles910/
Reells910/
Rels89136/
Reueles833/
Reitels831/
Reuells830/
Roels807,395/
Reals80382/
Riels80309/
Reils8076/
Rells8051/
Reuls8049/
Ruels806/
Reyls803/
Relse803/
Relsh803/
Relss803/
Ryels802/
Raels802/
Reelz801/
Relst801/
Reachels770/
Rls7510/
Reales7324,261/
Relles731,965/
Rueles73647/
Reyles73230/
Roeles73224/
Realse73125/
Reiles7392/
Reules7377/
Rowels7353/
Rieles7349/
Reglis7332/
Realls7312/
Reills739/
Rawels736/
Roells734/
Relsch733/
Ryeles733/
Raeles733/
Ruehls731/
Ryells731/
Royels731/
Rellse731/
Rauels731/
Reyals731/
Riells731/
Hraels731/
Roehls730/
Ruyels730/
Rouels730/
Riehls730/
Reilles67240/
Rowells67126/
Ruggels6786/
Reilhes6768/
Ruelles6767/
Rujeles6749/
Rles6728/
Roelles6727/
Reyales6727/
Rajeles6718/
Rils6712/
Röls6710/
Roweles679/
Rieless677/
Rojeles677/
Rlls674/
Reitles673/
Realles673/
Raehles673/
Reichelles672/
Rejales672/
Raisels671/
Rouells671/
Rowelsh671/
Ruehles671/
Reichelshe671/
Relsova671/
Riggels671/
Roeless671/
Rellese671/
Reyules671/
Rùgeles671/
Rousels671/
Rzls671/
Relz671/
Realest671/
Raieles671/
Rlhs671/
Rlse671/
Rlss671/
Ryls670/
Royeles670/
Reyhols670/
Reyalls670/
Rowiels670/
Ruyeles670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Reels
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